SEPTEMBER 05 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#27
“Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?”
(Matthew 22:12)
LIVING FOR JESUS Daily Prayer
JESUS, Lord, my Savior, forever will praises for You be on my lips,
for You are worthy. Lord there is nothing good in me or about me,
but in spite of my shortcomings You Sacrificed Your Perfect Life
for my wretched soul — Lord some day the Mystery will be revealed
why You would pay such an extensive price for such a soul
which on the surface seems like trash and garbage? Jesus, I know
that my soul has “value” only because of what You and the Father
have done to purchase my pardon and set me free, Lord Jesus
I pray for the Holy Spirit to fill me with the knowledge that
I breathe free air only because of JESUS and keep my heart,
soul, and mind forever thankful for this Grace that does
“pardon and cleanse within —
Grace, Grace, Marvelous Grace!”
AMEN
THE JESUS QUESTIONS
Jesus used a specific order of words, phrases, and actions in
this 3rd Parable that reveals the character of God and of man.
So far in the first section Jesus has revealed that God
[a certain king] provides a bountiful feast [arranged a marriage
for his son] for all that will accept His Invitation [sent out his
servants to call the invited] but the 3rd Parable also reveals
mankind’s great sin against the Almighty Creator God Who
Provides as Jesus states that man has rejected
God’s Gracious Invitation and bountiful provisions [the invited…
were not willing to come]!?!?! Jesus showed in detail in Section 1
of this 3rd Parable (Matthew 22:1-4) how God goes above and
beyond the expected to provide for all that will “Come” and participate
and then Jesus also goes into detail as to why and how mankind
literally condemns ourselves as Jesus Teaches
in Section 2 of this 3rd Parable a list of actions that would condemn
anyone and would result in a verdict of “guilty”
(P1) Dishonored God and His Only Begotten Son Jesus:
“But they made light of [the invitation]” …
(P2) Rejected God’s Sacrifice and call to Repentance:
“…went their own ways…”
(P3) Exhibited the true nature of sin which is stating:
“I am my own god” when the invited,
“…seized [the king’s servants sent with the message
from the king that ‘all things are ready. Come to the wedding.’”]
and treated them spitefully, and killed them.” (Matthew 22:5-6)
Jesus has now presented the case of God and has shown that mankind
has condemned itself so now that the verdict of guilty has been
passed down, the sentence must be passed down and the penalty
applied as the judge has
“sent out [the enforcers and] destroyed those murderers,
and burned their city.” (Matthew 22:7)
The 3rd Parable could have ended there with a good lesson being taught
but God and His Son Jesus are ONE HOLY GOD and do not stop
at “good” for they are “Perfect” and therefore Jesus continues to reveal
more about the Character of God! We read that immediately
after executing the penalty against the guilty that
God does not
“give up” on the world
as Jesus continues the parable
“Then [the certain king after punishing the guilty] said to his
servants, ‘The wedding is ready … therefore go into the highways
and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.” (Matthew 22:8-9)
Just another example of God going that “extra mile” and extending
His Invitation so that
“whoever calls upon the name of the LORD
shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
or you can choose to be your own god and condemn yourself to utter
destruction, but as always God gives you all the information you
need to make an “informed” choice, you either respect God and
His Invitation or you can choose to go the way of the world which
anyone can observe is in a terrible mess! Don’t you think this
would be a good time to secure a wedding garment
and plan
on attending the
“Wedding Feast of the Son”
instead of fighting off the beasts
in this dog-eat-dog world we are living in today?!?!?!?
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